Jihad (Five Pillars)

Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam,[11] as it is also a compulsory duty, and Prophet Muhammad referred to it as "better than standing in prayer for sixty years"[12] and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.[13] According to some Shi'ite sects it is the seventh not sixth pillar.[14]

Jihad is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam,[11] as it is also a compulsory duty, and Prophet Muhammad referred to it as "better than standing in prayer for sixty years"[12] and second in importance only to the belief in Allah and himself.[13] According to some Shi'ite sects it is the seventh not sixth pillar.[14]